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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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